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  1. old nurse
    For every Harper there is a bust. With the second pick it gets worse. Alleged tanking is no guarantee of anything other than chasing fans from the stadium. The KC Royals lost 1.2 million fans by the 4th year of losing. Their revenue per fan is over 50 a person. Losing does not replace scouting, nor is it profitable
  2. old nurse
    Given what happened last year the club may keep as many of the prospect pitchers as they can, hoping they can sign the gems they found last year to minor league deals, That could be as many as 6.
  3. old nurse
    It is not just adding the prospects, it is also making room for the pitching and position player adds in free agency. It would not be unreasonable to think which one of Garlick, Cave or Contreras does the team keep. The 5-9 starters ends up a debate. Barnes, Dobnak, Jax, Smeltzer or Thorpe. Will it be reasonable to think Balazovic or WInder will be ready and better than 2 on the list. Are Cotton, Coulumbe, Garza, Minyana or Stashak indispensable. Can or do you move one of Sano, Larnach, or Rooker for a pitcher? Have we seen the last of a Turtle? There are a lot of decisions to be made. It is likely half of these players need to go somewhere
  4. old nurse
    Nothing said it was an all or none proposition for the team. No one advocated that. A 3 inning good pitcher should get the team further than a bad starter.
  5. old nurse
    If they pitch 3 innings every 4th day that would be 120 innings for a season That would be as productive as 4 innings every 5th day. With better results it is a better plan. Considering player potential, and past outcomes they have nothing to lose by trying
  6. old nurse
    A Wood or Kluber signing to me would show that the FO thinks a minor leaguer is near ready but not quite, They would hopefully hold together long enough to get through the early part of the season. If they last longer, great. It is more of an expense than they made last year but hopefully they learned about too much of a bargain isn’t a bargain. Oft injured pitchers tend to continue to be oft injured. They are filler and hope rather than building blocks. Stroganoff (got to love auto correct) Stroman would be a building block that they need.. Stroganoff on the other hand might be a good post game meal
  7. old nurse
    I think Thorpe and Smeltzer are closer to DFA than rotation. Thorpe more than Smeltzer
  8. old nurse
    A fairly complete list of the bargain bin MLB.Com name age and fwar Kwang Hyun Kim (33, 1.8) Brett Anderson (34, 1.5) Corey Kluber (36, 1.5) Matt Harvey (33, 1.4) Zach Davies (29, 1.4) Drew Smyly (33, 1.3) Michael Wacha (30, 1.1) Trevor Cahill (33, 0.9) Wily Peralta (33, 0.7) Tommy Milone (35, 0.6) Chris Ellis (29, 0.4) José Quintana (33, 0.5) Aaron Sanchez (29, 0.4) Vince Velasquez (30, 0.4) James Paxton (33, 0.4) Mike Fiers (37, 0.3) Chi Chi González (30, 0.3) José Ureña (30, 0.3) Jon Lester (38, 0.3) Carlos Martínez (30, 0.3) Chris Archer (33, 0.2) Cole Hamels (38, 0.1) Ervin Santana (39, 0.1) Sean Nolin (32, 0.1) Ivan Nova (35, -0.1) Thomas Eshelman (28, -0.1) Scott Kazmir (38, -0.2) Matt Moore (33, -0.2) Jordan Lyles (31, -0.2) Jake Arrieta (36, -0.2) Chase Anderson (34, -0.4) Tanner Roark (35, -0.7) Julio Teheran (31, -0.9) Mike Foltynewicz (30, -1.1) Choose wisely grasshopper
  9. old nurse
    The Rays were built with trades. Talent that was plucked for a little of nothing and made into something. They also scrap heap FA successfully
  10. old nurse
    The Judge, Jury and Executioner is the FO. The hope is that justice is not blind
  11. old nurse
    Francis had his shoulder blow out long before he left Colorado. He was not the same pitcher after the injury That is a far different scenario than Gray. Jimenez was traded from Colorado hence did not leave as a free agent. Service time wise he was nowhere close to being a free agent when traded. Again, no similarity to Gray
  12. old nurse
    The incentives are high enough that he could be a 50 million a year player
  13. old nurse
    You did not say pitcher. . Good pitchers and the Rockies have not been linked very often so the sample size is likely what you can count on one hand.. How about the onus on you to name a few pitchers who provided 3 war that left the Rockies as free agents
  14. old nurse
    If Buxton could make 600 plate appearance he would likely be worth the money
  15. old nurse
    Worse than Nishioka? No way in hades
  16. old nurse
    Worse than signing Nolasco, Pelf or Kevin Correia? Worse than Tony Bautista? Tommy Herr ? Worse than a lot of the first round draft picks.
  17. old nurse
    5 million base salary, 10 million bonus at 300, 400, 500, 600, PA for the season including post season. 5 million bonus for any hardware.
  18. old nurse
    You are expecting people to be rational here? Dang, you seemed so much smarter than that
  19. old nurse
    The latest player to leave the Rockies and still be an All Star and Gold Glove is Arenado. See what you want to see.
  20. old nurse
    3 years in one level of baseball is struggling. progressing slowly is learning. Breaking out is the player reaching potential
  21. old nurse
    IDK. I guess all star seasons and a gold gloves doesn’t count for much.
  22. old nurse
    I suppose they do not cost a roster spot on the 60 day IL
  23. old nurse
    Unfortunately insight in what not to do may be as not as much value as situations are different each and every time.
  24. old nurse
    A player comes in for 30, 40, 60 or more innings and pitches to a low 3 something ERA over a full season is merely average in your world ............................................
  25. old nurse
    It doesn’t bend me out of shape. It just amazes me the lack of understanding what is out there for pitching that people show. And the context for the numbers
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